Three militants of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) were killed during an encounter in south Kashmir's Pulwama district, police said on June 12.
"All the three killed militants were locals and were linked with LeT outfit. One slain, identified as Junaid Sheergojri, was involved in the killing of a policeman Reyaz Ahmad on May 13 this year," Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar said.
The other two slain militants were identified as Fazil Nazir Bhat and Irfan Ahmed Malik of Pulwama.
“Incriminating materials, arms and ammunition including two AK 47 rifles and 01 pistol have also been recovered,” he said.
In a late afternoon encounter, another LeT militant was killed in Srinagar, taking the militant toll for this year to 100.
According to the police, an LeT militant, Adil Parray, was killed in a brief shootout in Kreesbal Palpora area of outskirts of Srinagar.
“Parray from Ganderbal was involved in the killing of two police personnel, Ghulam Hassan Dar in Sangam and Saifulla Qadri in Anchar Soura,” Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar said.
Published - June 12, 2022 09:18 am IST
